Android G1 Sold Out During Pre-Order

G1, the Android/HTC smartphone, is also rivalling the iPhone in terms of short supply. "Very quickly users came forth reporting that customer service representatives were stating there was a very limited supply....

British artist Damien Hirst works fetch record prices

Damien Hirst is today arguably the most successful artist alive in Modern Britain. He has set a record of sort with his new works for more than £65m. One of his work The Black Sheep with the Golden Horn, another...

Abandoned Saginaw home sells for $1.75 on eBay

"Abandoned Saginaw home sells for $1.75 on eBay by Roberto Acosta | The Saginaw News Tuesday September 30, 2008, 5:14 PM The Saginaw home that hit the housing market at a cut-rate price sold for less than the price...

China detains 22 suspects over melamine mixing

" Police in the Chinese province at the centre of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday. Thousands of children have been hospitalised with...

Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters

In this literally shocking turn of events, we are left to wonder what other 'corners' have been cut to keep Apple's newest gadget competitive."Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters If you...

Somali pirates hijack Ukrainain ship loaded with tanks

" Somali pirates have seized a Ukrainian ship carrying more than 30 tanks to Kenya and Russia said on Friday it was sending a warship to combat piracy in the region. The U.N. World Food Program said Canada had...

Hong Kong cake found with melamine

The tainted milk scandal in China is widening outside of baby milk, with the toxic chemical malamine now being found in a cake in Hong Kong."The Hong Kong government says melamine has been detected in a locally sold...

Alfalfa Sprouts Contaminated with Salmonella Typhimiriumis

More cases of Salmonella outbreaks, this time in Oregon and Washington states. The culprit this time around: Alfalfa Sprouts. It is believed that the infected sprouts were contaminated by farm animals grazing the...

Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...

"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...

Brazil, Argentina drop dollar for bilateral trade

President Cristina Kirchner of Argentina was the guest of honor of Brazil’s Independence Day celebrations and next to President Lula da Silva have watched the military parade in Brasilia. In official visit to...

Small Business Expenses that are Tax Deductible

Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business is operated to make a profit. What Can I Deduct? To be deductible, a business expense must be both ordinary and necessary. An ordinary expense is one...

Palin did not sell governor's plane on eBay, as claimed

" David J. Sheakley/Associated Press" [At approximately 00:18 GMT, 6 September 2008, this posting was revised, begining at this point.] Alaska's luxury gubernatorial jet, delegates and convention television viewers...

Royal stockings sold for £8,000

The lure of of stockings prevailed over bloomers when it came to the price realised by a pair of Queen Victoria's legware. Her stockings made £8000 wheras her 50" waist bloomers made only just over half that at a...

Brothers admit stealing parts from 244 corpses

"PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Two brothers who ran a funeral home and crematorium admitted Tuesday that they sold corpses to a company that trafficked stolen body parts, a macabre scheme that left families aghast and unclear about the fate of their loved ones. Louis and...

1 million UK identities sold on eBay

The Royal Bank of Scotland announced Tuesday that a computer containing the banking security details of over 1 million customers had been sold on eBay. The bank stated that an employee of subcontractor Graphic Data...

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